Washington D.C., USA- Smithsonian Folkways has released a beautifully packaged 3-CD collection of music from the island of Papua New Guinea. The boxed titled Bosavi: Rainforest Music From Papua New Guinea comes with an 80-page book full of information and photographs.
Disc 1 is dedicated to the guitar bands of the 1990s. Disc 2 focuses on the every day works songs of the Bosavi people and Disc 3 centers on sounds and songs of ritual and ceremony.
The project was recorded and annotated by Steven Feld. It is a collaborative production of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and the institute of Papua New Guinea.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.